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Hilary Bonner

3 Series • 22 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of DI David Vogel Books
Start with: Deadly Dance (2017)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Cruelty Of Morning (1995)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Heartbeat (1994)

ⓘ About Hilary Bonner

Hilary Bonner is an English author that has held the position of chairman of the Crime Writer’s Association. She was also once the show business editor of the Mail on Sunday. Bonner writes psychological thrillers. +Biography Hilary Bonner was born in 1949. She grew up in North Devon. The author’s father was a butcher. Bonner’s grandfather set her on the path to becoming a journalist. The old man loved horseracing. He also loved reading the Daily Express because of its coverage of horses. Bonner loved the Daily Mirror. She thought it was the greatest campaigning newspaper in the country at the time. And she read it every chance she got. She wasn’t particularly enthused by her grandfather’s penchant for cutting out all the bits he thought she shouldn’t read.

All Book Series by Hilary Bonner

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Deadly Dance

Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2017

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2017
2
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Wheel of Fire

Book 2 of 5 · published 2019

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2019
3
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Dreams of Fear

Book 3 of 5 · published 2020

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2020
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The Danger Within

Book 4 of 5 · published 2021

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2021
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The Deadliest Legacy

Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2023

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2023
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The Cruelty Of Morning

Series opener · book 1 of 13 · published 1995

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1995
2
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A Fancy To Kill For

Book 2 of 13 · published 1997

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1997
3
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A Passion So Deadly

Book 3 of 13 · published 1998

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1998
4
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For Death Comes Softly

Book 4 of 13 · published 1999

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1999
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A Deep Deceit

Book 5 of 13 · published 2001

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2001
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A Kind Of Wild Justice

Book 6 of 13 · published 2002

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2002
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A Moment Of Madness

Book 7 of 13 · published 2002

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2002
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When the Dead Cry Out

Book 8 of 13 · published 2004

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2004
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No Reason to Die

Book 9 of 13 · published 2005

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2005
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The Cruellest Game

Book 10 of 13 · published 2013

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2013
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Friends to Die for

Book 11 of 13 · published 2014

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2014
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Death Comes First

Book 12 of 13 · published 2015

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2015
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Cry Darkness

Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2021

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2021
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Rene and Me

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1989 Co-authored · Gordon Kaye

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1989
2
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Benny: The True Story

Book 2 of 4 · published 1992 Co-authored · Dennis Kirkland

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1992
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Heartbeat

Book 3 of 4 · published 1994

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1994
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The Strange and Saucy World of Benny Hill

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2002 Co-authored · Dennis Kirkland

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2002

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Hilary Bonner?

Hilary Bonner is an English author that has held the position of chairman of the Crime Writer’s Association. She was also once the show business editor of the Mail on Sunday. Bonner writes psychological thrillers. +Biography Hilary Bonner was born in 1949.

Which Hilary Bonner series should I start with?

The best place to start is the DI David Vogel series, the earliest of Hilary Bonner's multi-book series: it opens with Deadly Dance (2017) and runs to 5 books across 2017–2023, ending with The Deadliest Legacy (2023).

How many books has Hilary Bonner written?

Hilary Bonner has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2023. 5 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the DI David Vogel series with 5 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Hilary Bonner's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Hilary Bonner's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are DI David Vogel (2017–2023, 5 books).

How are Hilary Bonner's books organised into series?

This guide splits Hilary Bonner's 22 books into 1 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: DI David Vogel (5 books, 2017–2023).